Filing device



W. l. OLIVER.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30, lxs.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I W. J. OLIVER.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Auekao. I915.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

ZZZQiZZzaki-i UNITED STATES rag nn r OFFICE...

WILLIAM J. OLIVER. OF ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN FILING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

l'zuented Ang. 15, 1t )16.'-"

Application filed AugnstBO 1915. Serial No. 47,987.

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lie it known that I, \YlL-LIAU .l. ()mvnn. a citizen ol the United States of Ann-rica. residingfat Alle an, in the county of Allegan and State of iilichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Filing Devices: and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full. clear. and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relatcs to liling devices vidual. record into position that the record may beTeadilY sired;

Various other objects and purposes together with novel constructions for attaining the. same, will be apparent as under- Tmoved or replaced as destanding is the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. in which Figure l is a front elevation of a cabinet equipped with several modified forms of my tiling device. Fig. is a pers )ective. view of a. modification of the tiling d evice'adapted to suspend and hold the records iii avertical position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a. receiver for disk records adapted to be.

positioned horizontally. Fig. i is a perspective view of a container for receivers of the type shown in Fig. 3 whichadapted to be inserted between horizontal shelves in disk record cabinets. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a Fragment of a container of the t vpe, shown in Fig. 4.. illustrating a preferred modification of the means for slidablv sup porting the record receivers: and Fig. f is a similar fragmentaryl perspective view showing the preferred form of door 'for'the front of the container sl own 'in Fig. 4.

Like reference characters refer to like. parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

The cabinet 1 shown in Fig. I isjprovided with a horizontal partition 2 in the lowe'r' ortion thereof dividing said confipartmenti into upper and lower sections eaiih of con-- siderabl e height so. that records may be suspenied verticall therein. In the upper compartment of the cabinet a horizontal shelf 3 is loca ted a short distance belowt'he' top of the cabinet. there being formed hlLQVG it a space for reception of coutainersiof the' type illustrated in Fig. -l. In certain types of disk record cabinets now on the market a plurality of horizontal shelves arefspaoed about two and one-half or three inches apart and the containers of the type, illustrate Fig. i are. adapted to be inserted -bet'we said shelves. Other cabinetsdiave a distanbe from ten to fifteen inches between horizontal 76 partitions as shown in the lowe'fr part of Fig. 1 and these a re adapter to eccive the records in'vertical posit-ion. From the. latter type of cabinet a coristruetioniof the character illustrated in Fig. 2 is available. Specifically.thisconstruc tion includesend bars 4 spacedapart-and carrying between thenrspaeed apartliori- Znlltal rods'z'i. The bars -l are connected to"; the underside of the-horizontal partition 29 8f andto the underside ofth e top ofthelower compartment as shown inlfl igfl h \'.|nea ns of the attaching devices (3 and the rods {5 are supported intermediate their ends bvsitnilar attaching devices 7. The receivers for rec-' ords comprise. an envelop 8 formed of paper, preferably, having sides between which the.

record may be inserted and'at the upper edge of said receiver a rod 9 is positioned within the bend. this rod resting npontheQO horizontal rods 5. Elongated notchti'S IO are cut inthe receiver so as to perinit the. record to be withdrawn :1 distanccjxfld 9 sliding u on rods 5. tab ll may he'attached at the front of the receiver for the manual withdrawal of said receiver and any suit able indieating tag 12 maiv'be permanently attached to the receiver'to indicate the rec-' ord within it. i

When the records are. to be located liori-e-i'oo zontally a receiver of the type shown inf Fig. 3 is used comprising an cnveloggjti at each'side. edge ofwhich a rod H simila'r to rod 9 is located and notches 15 are. cut at either side as shown. This receiver is also provided with asuitable withdrawing tab 16.

A container 'for a plurality of receivers of the type shown in Fig. 3 is illustrated in Fig. 4, comprising a sheet metal back 17 having integral forwardly projecting sides 18 which at their forward ends are extended downwardly at 19, theseparts 19 as the container is inserted within. the"cabinet, bearing against the front edges of the shelves of the cabinet. Cross bars 20 are located at the upper and lower edges of the sides 18 and have ends-21 turned at right angles and detachably connected to said sides 18 by any suitable detachable connection. The receivers 13 are supported horizontally by hooks 2-2 projectihg inwardly-from each side 18, it being apparent that the rods l-l 'are carried by these hooks and that any receiver may be withdrawn a.

limited distance, depending upon the length of the slots 15.

I prefer to make the supporting books from pieces of metal struck inwardly from the sides 18, and bent to proper form as shown at 23. To do this the upper struck out piece of metal 24, owing to the ncarness to the upper edge of the side 18, cannot be turned into a hook but will consist of a horizontal tab and to retain the upper rece'iver 13 thereon the crossbar 2-0 is rovided with a downwardly extending bend 25 as shown'in Fig. 5. 1

The front of the container is provided with a closure 26 which in the preferred form shownin Fig.6 has backwardly extending sides27 pivotallyconnected by rivets 28 adjacentfthe lower edges-of the side --n'iemliers, l8. Q'n'the rear side of this closure any suitable index 29 may be fastened in any suitable manner. The closure is normally hcld in closed positionby means of spring catches flt) seating in (lepressions'31 formed f-Yarious other modifications in construction will occur. to others skilled inthe art and accordingly I do not wish to be limited to the exact disclosuremade but consider myself entitled to all modifications of construction falling within the scope of the appended claims which define the invention.

1 claim: I

1. In a device of the character described,

a record receiver having a rod at one edge thereof and a plurality of slots cut in the receiver at said edge, and devices slidably carrying the receiver engaging with and supporting the rod and inserted in said slots, said slots being of lengthsutlicient to permit movement of the record receiver a distance in the direction of its length, substan tially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, an envelop adapted to receive matter to be filed therein, and having a plurality of clongated portions cut from a side edge thereof,

av rod inserted. in the'e'nvelop at the bend at said side edge, and devicesslidably engaging and carrying said rod and inserted in the spaces at the cut away port-ions \vh mbysaid envelop may be moved on said devices a distance in the direction of its' length, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, spaced apart side supports having hooks projecting inwardly therefrom. a receiver for articles filed con'iprised of a flat member having spaced apart portions cut from each side edge, and a rod at each side edge slidabl v supported by the hooks, said hooks entering the spaces at the removed portions, si'ibstantially as described.

4. In a device of the character described, a container comprised of a backand spaced apart forwardly projecting sides, a door pivotaily connected at the open front end of said containciga plurality of hooks projecting inwardly from said sides and a plurality of receiversslidably mounted on the hooks, each receiver comprised of a flat member havinga plurality of portions cut from the side edges. thereof and rods at each sidecdgcythe rodsbeing received by the hooks and the hooks entering into the. spaces at the remm'ed portions of the flat member, substantially as descri ed.

5. record rcccivcipconipriscd of an en-' velop formed of paper or the like, the sides thereof being bent back upon'ea ch other at the edges thereof, a'rod inserted between said sides at an edge'of the record holder, there being a plurality if-elongated slots cut in the holder at the said side edge adapting the holder for slidable mounting upon spaced apart'supports and movement thereon in the direction of its length, substanti all y as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WT TJAMJ. OLIVER. 

